Dubai World Central (DWC) is a 140 square kilometre urban aviation community centred around the world's largest international airport. Currently being built 40 kilometres from the existing Dubai International Airport the project is almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island .
DWC creates a new benchmark in urban planning and destination living designed to support Dubai 's aviation, tourism, commercial and logistics requirements until 2050 and represents one of the most important developments in the history of the United Arab Emirates .
Eventually home to 900,000 people, DWC will be true 'city-within-a-city' with all the amenities that make up a world-class residential destination.
DWC, with infrastructure costs estimated at US$33 billion, comprises six specialised clustered zones: Dubai World Central International Airport (JXB), Dubai Logistics City (DLC), DWC Commercial City , DWC Residential City , DWC Aviation City and DWC Golf City .
DWC is backed by the Government of Dubai and is chaired by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman, Dubai Aviation Corporation - Dubai World Central, Government of Dubai.
Dubai Logistics City, part of the world's first truly integrated multi-modal logistics platform in a single-bonded free zone environment made up of DLC, JXB, Aviation City and Jebel Ali Port, is designed as the region's unchallenged logistics hub catering to some two billion people throughout the Middle East, Indian Sub-continent, Africa and the CIS, all within three-to-four hours flying time from Dubai.
DWC Commercial City will be DWC's business and finance hub featuring more than 850 towers and expected to employ 130,000 people. DWC Residential City will include a mix of five-ten storey mid-cost apartment blocks and house up to 250,000 people. DWC Golf City will feature two 18-hole golf courses and an additional 2,500 freehold homes will surround the courses.
DWC Aviation City will be the region's premier centre of excellence for technology manufacturing and science and technology education. |